Two Oktibbeha County sheriff’s candidates have raised a combined $19,331.65 in the run up to Tuesday’s primary elections.
Democrat incumbent Steve Gladney has raised $10,590 so far this election season, according to campaign finance reports spanning four filing periods obtained from the circuit clerk’s office. The Committee to Elect John Rice, one of Gladney’s two primary opponents, reported raising $8,741.65 in that same span.
The final pre-primary filing deadline was July 30.
Gladney’s donors include $500 contributions each from Charlie Morgan, Fikri A. Seidi, Bruce Leopold, Dixie McMinn and Bill Henderson; $250 each from Roy Carpenter and John J. Fraiser Jr. and $2,400 listed as non-itemized (donations of less than $200 each).
For the remaining $5,190, Gladney’s filings do not itemize any of that total or list it as non-itemized.
Gladney has spent $9,952.46 and has $637.54 on-hand.
Rice’s committee has collected $1,000 from Jack Walters; $500 each from Cougle Holdings, B.J. Cougle, William Parker, Jason Underwood and Peggy Hart; $450 from Dan Camp; $300 each from Daniel Mars, James Raines and Jabari Edwards; $3,028.77 in non-itemized donations and 1,112.88 from Rice himself.
He has spent $8,496.52 and has $245.13 on-hand.
Brandon Gann, the third Democratic sheriff’s candidate, only filed one document with the circuit clerk’s office showing $850 in disbursements.
Supervisor races
Despite not having a primary opponent, Republican incumbent Bricklee Miller is far outpacing her Democratic challengers in fundraising for the District 4 supervisor race.
Miller has reported $5,400 in total contributions, including $1,000 from Michael E. Dunlap; $500 each from Greg Wall, DRM Special LLC and Starkvest; $400 from the Oktibbeha County Republican Executive Committee; $250 from Frank Chiles and $2,250 in non-itemized donations.
She has spent only $874.18, leaving her with $4,525.82 on-hand for the November general election race.
Miller will face the winner of Tuesday’s Democratic primary between former supervisor Daniel Jackson and Leonard “Knot Knot” Thompson, whose campaign finances are virtually equal.
Thompson has raised $1,595, including a $575 contribution from Holland Cox, $250 from Renardo Bradford, $200 from the Rev. Michael Taylor and $570 non-itemized. He has spent $1,159.73, leaving him $435.27 on-hand.
Jackson reported raising and spending $1,570.77, with no donations itemized.
In District 5, Democratic incumbent Joe Williams reported $2,410.17 in contributions and spending, with no itemized donations and $600 listed as non-itemized. His primary opponent, former county road manager Victor Collins, reported $1,600 in contributions, including $900 non-itemized and no listed donors. He has spent $1,265.20 and has $334.80 on-hand.
Republican Jared Pruitt, who will face either Williams or Collins in November, reported $1,273.15 in contributions, including $500 from Clayton Richardson, $400 from the Oktibbeha County Republican Executive Committee and $373.15 non-itemized. He has spent $673.15 and has $600 on-hand.
The Republican primary in District 3 between Rudy Johnson and Dennis Daniels shows Johnson self-funding a $575 campaign and Daniels raising $200 in non-itemized donations. Both have spent all their cash.
Marvell Howard, the Democratic incumbent, has reported raising $600, all non-itemized, and spending $50.
In District 2, incumbent Democrat Orlando Trainer submitted reports for every filing period noting zero fundraising or spending, while his primary opponent, Tremell Orlando Sherman reported a $700 donation from Chasity Fox and spending of at least $650.
In District 1, Republican incumbent John Montgomery has raised $1,000, including $400 from the Oktibbeha County Republican Executive Committee and $600 non-itemized. He has spent $850.
His Democratic general election opponent, Clint McCain, reported unclear campaign financing. His filings note a $200 donation from Linda Mayberry and $100 from Betty Brown, as well as $1,245 cash on-hand.
Justice Court races
The District 2 Justice Court judge race has seen the most money pass through, with incumbent Democrat Larnzy Carpenter building up $8,137.08 in contributions.
Of that, he has self-funded $5,905, received $500 each from Vollor Law Firm and John and Sharon James, $300 from Inella C. James and other non-itemized donations.
Carpenter has spent $8,062.92 and has $74.16 on-hand.
Primary challenger Kennedy Neal has raised and spent $1,125.08, with all but $50 of that coming from a self-contribution.
In District 1, Democrat incumbent Tony Boykin reported no fundraising or spending, while his primary opponent, Brian Lindner has raised and spent $2,581, though no contributors are itemized.
The District 3 race, which will be decided in November between incumbent Democrat Marty Haug and Republican Cindy Mills, shows Haug raising $2,700, with $1,000 from Ruth Haug, $1,000 from himself and $700 non-itemized.
Mills reported $2,350 in fundraising, with $500 from Martha Lindsey, $400 from the Oktibbeha County Republican Executive Committee and the rest non-itemized. She has spent $2,084.09 already and has $265.91 on-hand.
Other races
Two other competitive races — chancery clerk and tax assessor/collector — will be decided in November.
In the chancery clerk’s race, Republican incumbent Sharon Livingston has raised $1,563.94. Of that, $400 came from the Oktibbeha County Executive Committee, $250 from Charles Yoste and $413.94 from herself. The rest is listed as non-itemized.
Her opponent, Democrat Martesa Bishop Flowers, has not submitted a report showing any fundraising or disbursements.
In the tax assessor/collector’s race, Republican incumbent Allen Morgan has raised $500 — $400 of which came from the county Republican Executive Committee and the other $100 non-itemized. His opponent, Democrat John Brown, has raised $1,400 and does not list any donors on his reports.
Zack Plair is the managing editor for The Dispatch.
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